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(4)
K-3
Translated by Lisa Rosinsky.
Illustrated by
Eric Puybaret.
Despite Emery's parents' disapproval ("Be practical!"), the boy and his pet swallow commit their summer to building a flying machine, enlisting the help of their new neighbor, an elderly inventor. This surreal and slightly overlong parable (translated from the French) about following one's dreams is paired with majestic full-page acrylics capturing all manner of motion: blowing hair, flying birds, and soaring contraptions.

(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Yee Von Chan.
Three animal friends, Squirrel, Mouse, and Hare, prepare the Little Burrow for Christmas. Mouse finds an ill swallow in the snowy forest, and the trio rescue and nurse the bird back to health. Delicate color illustrations picture the friends' altruistic efforts of offering their gifts (coneflowers, warm cap) to aid in Swallow's recovery; she rewards them with a sweet song.

(3)
K-3
Adapted by Maisie Paradise Shearring.
Illustrated by
Maisie Paradise Shearring.
Wilde's classic tale about the transformative power of sacrifice focuses on the friendship forged between a statue and a sparrow. Shearring's new modernized illustrations balance colorful portraits of luxury and happiness against scenes of wintery urban bleakness. She employs a sophisticated sense of design that invites readers to share both the intimacy of Wilde's story and its universal appeal.

(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Robin Muller.
This is a handsome edition of Wilde's original fairy tale of devotion, compassion, and self-sacrifice. The illustrator has chosen to emphasize the uplifting elements of the story, concentrating on the devoted swallow and suffusing all his pictures--even those supposedly depicting abject poverty--with the gold of the statue of the Happy Prince. A biographical note on Wilde is appended.